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Police detaining woman during demonstration, Seattle, February 17, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.08.17
Date:1970
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Police arresting protester outside the Olympic Hotel, Seattle, February 17, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.09.15
Date:1970
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Demonstrator detained on Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Feb 17, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.09.20
Date:1970
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Woman being handcuffed outside the Olympic Hotel, February 17, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.09.26
Date:1970
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Protesters breaking glass door at Courthouse, February 17, 1970
In February 1970, members of the Chicago Seven were sentenced on contempt charges stemming from riots at the 1968 Democratic Convention. Demonstrations took place in numerous cities. The Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) called for protests in downtown Seattle. On February 17, over 2000 demonstrators carried on running battles with the police, breaking windows in the U.S. Courthouse and downtown businesses.…
ID Number:2000.107.153.22.10.15
Date:1970
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Roberto Maestas, Bernie Whitebear, Jim Robideau, and Larry Gossett speaking at rally, Seattle, February 27, 1974
This image shows (from left) Roberto Maestas, Bernie Whitebear, Jim Robideau, and Larry Gossett speaking at a rally on the anniversary of the occupation of Wounded Knee by protesters the previous year. Held at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle, the event was a show of solidarity with the American Indian Movement (AIM). The rally protested the federal government’s…
ID Number:2000.107.154.13.02
Date:1974
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Bill Russell courtside at Seattle SuperSonics game, 1977
William F. "Bill" Russell (1934-2022) was a basketball player and a civil rights activist. Bill Russell played for the Boston Celtics for 13 seasons from 1956 to 1969 and is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history. In his last two seasons with the Celtics Russell was both a player and the head coach, making him the…
ID Number:2000.107.158.20.01
Date:1977
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Toru Sakahara, April 27, 1967
This image shows Toru Sakahara (1916-2008), a leader in Seattle’s Japanese American community. During World War II, Sakahara was incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka concentration camp. He was one of the first Japanese American students to attend the UW School of Law. He used his legal skills to aid Japanese Americans in reclaiming property after their…
ID Number:2000.107.159.13.02
Date:1967
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Juan Sanchez, May 7, 1975
On May 6, 1975 the University of Washington fired Gary Padilla, director of the Chicano Studies program, and Juan Sanchez, director of the Chicano division of the Office of Minority Affairs. Rosa Morales, a secretary in Padilla’s office, was also suspended for 15 days. The employees were accused of “insubordination” and making threats against the university during a meeting in…
ID Number:2000.107.159.33.02
Date:1975
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Manuel Sandoval being interviewed about MEChA, Seattle, May 7, 1975
The activist Chicano student organization MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan) was founded in Santa Barbara, CA, in 1969, and has been active on college campuses for 50 years. The University of Washington (UW) MEChA chapter formed in 1970, a successor to the United Mexican American Students (UMAS). The organization addressed historical, social, religious, and political issues as well as…
ID Number:2000.107.159.38.01
Date:1975